NBA 2018/19

Nuggets just turned a 13 pt deficit into an 8 pt lead with a 23-2 run against Toronto.. that’s crazy

Yet another big win for Denver man they’re incredible this year

Murray outscored Toronto in the 4th 15-14 which is crazy

NBA Summary - 16th December 2018

Hawks 127-144 Nets

ATL:
John Collins 29 pts 8 Rebs
Dedmon 24 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast 5/5 Threes
Bazemore 20 pts 3 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl
Trae Young 13 pts 10 ast

BKN:
Russell 32 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast 13/19 FG
Hollis-Jefferson 18 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Joe Harris 16 pts 6 ast
Dudley 16 pts 3 stl
Dinwiddie 15 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
DeMarre Carroll 15 pts

Sixers 128-105 Cavaliers

PHI:
Embiid 24 pts 9 Rebs
Ben Simmons 22 pts 11 Rebs 14 ast
Jimmy Butler 19 pts
Shamet 16 pts
JJ Redick 14 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast

CLE:
Clarkson 18 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Osman 18 pts 4 Rebs
Dellavedova 13 pts 7 ast
Hood 13 pts 4 ast
Sexton 12 pts

Knicks 99-110 Pacers

NYK:
Kanter 20 pts 15 Rebs
Tim Hardaway JR 19 pts 3 ast
Mudiay 18 pts 6 ast
Knox 15 pts 4 Rebs

IND:
Oladipo 26 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast 5 stl
Myles Turner 24 pts 6 Rebs
Sabonis 13 pts 12 Rebs 4 ast
Bogdanovic 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast

Lakers 110-128 Wizards

LAL:
Caldwell-Pope 25 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast 9/12 FG
Kuzma 20 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
James 13 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Stephenson 12 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast
Lonzo Ball 10 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl

WAS:
Wall 40 pts 6 Rebs 14 ast 3 stl
Beal 25 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast
Jeff Green 20 pts 7 rebs
Dekker 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Satoransky 11 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl

Kings 120-113 Mavericks

SAC:
Fox 28 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl
Hield 28 pts 4 Rebs
Bjelica 15 pts 10 Rebs 4 blk
Bogdanovic 15 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Cauley-Stein 12 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast

DAL:
Doncic 28 pts 6 Rebs 9 ast
Harrison Barnes 15 pts
Matthews 13 pts 4 ast
Brunson 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
DeAndre Jordan 8 pts 23 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk

Heat 102-96 Pelicans

MIA:
Josh Richardson 22 pts 4 ast 3 stl
Wade 19 pts 6 Rebs
Whiteside 17 pts 12 Rebs 3 blk
Tyler Johnson 15 pts
Derrick Jones JR 11 pts 8 Rebs

NOP:
Anthony Davis 27 pts 12 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl 3 blk
Holiday 22 pts 4 ast 3 stl
Randle 17 pts 10 Rebs
Solomon Hill 10 pts 7 Rebs

Raptors 86-95 Nuggets

TOR:
Leonard 29 pts 14 Rebs 4 ast
Delon Wright 15 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Ibaka 14 pts 7 Rebs

DEN:
Jokic 26 pts 9 Rebs 4 ast
Jamal Murray 19 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Craig 13 pts 4 Rebs
Monte Morris 12 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast

Top Rookie Performances

Luka Doncic (DAL) 28 pts 6 Rebs 9 ast
Landry Shamet (PHI) 16 pts
Kevin Knox (NYK) 15 pts 4 Rebs
Trae Young (ATL) 13 pts 10 ast
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Moritz Wagner (LAL) 12 pts 3 Rebs
Collin Sexton (CLE) 12 pts
Rodions Kurucs (BKN) 11 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast

Takeaways

Nets are absolutely rolling

Sixers look a completely different team with Butler

Pacers keep on winning

John Wall just loves to play the Lakers

Fox and Hield are one of the most underrated backourts in the league

Heat have been really good on the road this year

Pelicans are SOOO inconsistent

Denver have been unreal against top teams this season

Kawhi didn’t get enough help tonight

Interesting Stats and Facts

Brooklyn Nets have won 5 straight games

Nets are averaging 132 ppg in their last 3 games (127 125 144).

Sixers are 11-3 with Butler and 9-8 without him this year

Pacers have now won 7 games in a row and are 20-10

Pacers have held 13 teams under 100 pts this season (5 of last 7)!

John Wall averages 25.1 ppg 12 apg against the Lakers for his career which are his both highest against any opponent

John Wall has joined Gilbert Arenas as the only players in Wizards franchise history with multiple 40 pts 10 ast Games

Kings Win in Dallas has snapped the Mavs 11 game home win streak

Kings have beaten Dallas on the road 3 straight times (5 of last 6)

Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 road games

16-13 start is the best start through 29 games for the Sacramento Kings since 2004-05

Miami are 8-7 on the road and 5-9 at home

Pelicans have not won consecutive games for 14 games now and they’re 5-9 in this stretch

Nuggets are 15-4 against teams above .500

Nuggets have won the season series with the Raptors 2-0

Nuggets have won 6 straight at home

Jamal Murray outscored the Raptors 15-14 in the 4th quarter

Some good hoops on tonight, looking forward to Philly-Spurs especially

DAMN GIANNIS

James Harden Western Conference player of the week. Averaged 37 points, 8.3 assists, 7.7 rebounds and 1.67 steals, made 54.1 % from the floor, 39.3% from 3-point range.

SHEESH..

Jamal Crawford dished out a career high 14 ast against the Knicks. Such a random performance that

Spurs just straight destroyed the Sixers. 27 pt win very impressive. They're on the right track for sure

47/6/6/5 for Harden against Utah.. MY GOODNESS MAN

Lakers beyond frustrating against BKN, only Bron Kuzma and Lonzo showed up everyone else sluggish. Shouldn't lose to Brooklyn but we did. They have to step up or else fire Luke Walton already im sick of this inconsistency now

NBA Summary - 18th December 2018

Cavaliers 92-91 Pacers

CLE:
Hood 17 pts 6 rebs
Nance JR 15 pts 16 rebs 6 ast 3 stl
Burks 14 pts 5 rebs
Osman 13 pts 7 rebs

IND:
Sabonis 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Bogdanovic 14 pts 3 rebs
Thaddeus Young 13 pts 9 rebs 3 ast
Myles Turner 12 pts 10 rebs 4 blk

Wizards 110-118 Hawks

WAS:
Beal 29 pts 10 rebs 3 ast
Ariza 19 pts 8 rebs 4 ast 6 stl
Wall 15 pts 6 ast
Jeff Green 12 pts 7 rebs

ATL:
John Collins 20 pts 13 rebs 3 ast
Trae Young 19 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Lin 16 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Len 15 pts 5 rebs
Dedmon 13 pts 10 rebs

Lakers 110-115 Nets

James 36 pts 13 rebs 8 ast
Lonzo Ball 23 pts 6 rebs 3 ast
Kuzma 22 pts 11 rebs 3 ast

BKN:
Russell 22 pts 4 rebs 13 ast
Joe Harris 19 pts 4 rebs
Dinwiddie 18 pts 6 ast
Hollis-Jefferson 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Dudley 13 pts 5 rebs 6/8 FG

Mavericks 118-126 Nuggets

DAL:
Harrison Barnes 30 pts 4 rebs
Doncic 23 pts 6 rebs 12 ast
Matthews 14 pts 4 ast
DeAndre Jordan 11 pts 12 rebs

DEN:
Jokic 32 pts 16 rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Jamal Murray 22 pts 7 rebs 15 ast
Monte Morris 16 pts 4 rebs 5 ast
Lyles 16 pts 3 rebs
Plumlee 11 pts 9 rebs 3 ast

Interesting Stats and Facts

Cavaliers win over Indiana snaps the Pacers 7 game win streak

Indiana have held 14 teams under 100 pts this season which is NBA's best

Wizards are 4-13 on the road and have lost 4 straight on the road

Nets have now won 6 straight games

LeBron Lonzo Kuzma combined for 81 pts and the rest of the team scored just 29 for the Lakers

Jamal Murray's 15 ast was his career high

Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.6 ppg 14.8 rpg 5 apg and is shooting 54.9% in his last 5 games

Nuggets are 16-4 against teams above .500

Mavericks are only 2-11 on the road

FT% this season:

DeAndre Jordan - 73.5%
LeBron James - 67.9%
Russell Westbrook - 62.1%

THIS NEEDS ATTENTION

Another blowout win for the Spurs. MAN they're rolling

STOP IT... KYRIE

LIVE BET

Celtics -3.5 against PHX

Boston down 77-75 with 3 min left in the 3rd. Plenty of time to get it together, should surely win by 4 at least at home

Man what are the Celtics doing...

So that's Knicks and Suns now that have won in Boston this season

GREAT WIN FOR TORONTO, No Ibaka Lowry or Valanciunas and they came back from 17 down to beat Indiana.

NBA Summary - 19th December 2018

Cavaliers 99-110 Hornets

CLE:
Clarkson 20 pts 3 Rebs
Blossomgame 15 pts 6/8 FG
Osman 13 pts
Nance JR 10 pts 15 Rebs 7 ast

CHA:
Walker 30 pts 6 ast
Jeremy Lamb 18 pts 12 Rebs 5 ast
Marvin Williams 18 pts 10 Rebs
Kidd-Gilchrist 12 pts 8 Rebs
Tony Parker 12 pts 4 ast

Spurs 129-90 Magic

SAS:
Aldridge 20 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Belinelli 18 pts 3 ast 7/9 FG
DeRozan 17 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast
Forbes 17 pts 4 Rebs 7/8 FG
Gay 14 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast

ORL:
D.J.Augustin 17 pts
Aaron Gordon 12 pts 9 Rebs 7 ast
Fournier 12 pts

Knicks 109-131 Sixers

NYK:
Tim Hardaway JR 27 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Knox 21 pts 6 Rebs
Kanter 15 pts 6 Rebs
Dotson 14 pts

PHI:
Embiid 24 pts 10 Rebs 3 ast
Jimmy Butler 20 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Shamet 17 pts
JJ Redick 14 pts 4 ast
Ben Simmons 13 pts 11 Rebs 10 ast

Suns 111-103 Celtics

PHX:
Devin Booker 25 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast
Ayton 23 pts 18 Rebs
TJ Warren 21 pts 5 Rebs
Oubre 13 pts 6 Rebs

BOS:
Irving 29 pts 5 Rebs 10 ast 4 stl
Tatum 18 pts 8 Rebs 4 blk
Smart 12 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast 4 stl
Hayward 10 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast

Pacers 96-99 Raptors

IND:
Oladipo 20 pts 4 ast
Bogdanovic 18 pts 5 Rebs
Sabonis 12 pts 10 Rebs
Myles Turner 10 pts 14 rebs 5 blk

TOR:
Leonard 28 pts 10 Rebs 6 ast 4 stl
Siakam 17 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Monroe 13 pts 8 Rebs
VanVleet 11 pts

Nets 96-93 Bulls

BKN:
Dinwiddie 27 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Jarrett Allen 16 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast
Russell 13 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Joe Harris 11 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast

CHI:
Kris Dunn 24 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Portis 16 pts 11 Rebs
Shaquille Harrison 13 pts

Wizards 118-136 Rockets

WAS:
Beal 28 pts 3 Rebs 7 ast
Wall 18 pts 4 Rebs 12 ast
Ariza 15 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Dekker 15 pts 7/8 FG

HOU:
Harden 35 pts 3 Rebs 9 ast
Paul 21 pts 8 ast
Capela 20 pts 12 Rebs
Eric Gordon 16 pts 3 ast
Tucker 11 pts 11 Rebs 4 ast

Pelicans 115-123 Bucks

NOP:
Anthony Davis 27 pts 11 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk
Holiday 25 pts 5 Rebs 12 ast
Darius Miller 20 pts
Jahlil Okafor 17 pts 3 Rebs 6/8 FG

MIL:
Antetokounmpo 25 pts 8 Rebs 8 ast
Brogdon 16 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Middleton 14 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Snell 13 pts

Pistons 129-123 Timberwolves

DET:
Griffin 34 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Bullock 33 pts 3 Rebs
Reggie Jackson 24 pts 6 ast
Drummond 16 pts 16 Rebs

MIN:
Rose 33 pts 3 rebs 7 ast
Covington 22 pts 6 Rebs
Towns 16 pts 8 Rebs
Wiggins 16 pts 6 Rebs 3 stl

Warriors 103-108 Jazz

GSW:
Curry 32 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Durant 30 pts 7 Rebs
Klay Thompson 12 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Draymond Green 8 pts 12 rebs

UTA:
Ingles 20 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Crowder 18 pts 11 Rebs
Gobert 17 pts 15 Rebs 4 blk
Mitchell 17 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast
Favors 12 pts 9 Rebs

Grizzlies 92-99 Trail-Blazers

MEM:
Conley 23 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Jaren Jackson JR 16 pts 5 Rebs 3 blk
Kyle Anderson 15 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast 4 stl 7/8 FG
Marc Gasol 14 pts 9 Rebs 4 ast 4 stl

POR:
Lillard 24 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Meyers Leonard 12 pts 8 Rebs
McCollum 11 pts 4 Rebs
Zach Collins 10 pts 7 Rebs

Thunder 132-113 Kings

OKC:
George 43 pts 12 Rebs 7 ast
Jerami Grant 22 pts
Adams 20 pts 23 Rebs
Westbrook 19 pts 11 Rebs 17 ast 6 stl
Ferguson 14 pts 3 Rebs

SAC:
Hield 37 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Fox 28 pts 3 Rebs 12 ast
Cauley-Stein 13 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Justin Jackson 10 pts 6 Rebs
Bjelica 10 pts 6 Rebs

Top Rookie Performances

DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 23 pts 18 Rebs
Kevin Knox (NYK) 21 pts 6 Rebs
Landry Shamet (PHI) 17 pts
Jaren Jackson JR (MEM) 16 pts 5 Rebs 3 blk
Collin Sexton (CLE) 11 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Ryan Aricidiacono (CHI) 10 pts
Mikal Bridges (PHX) 9 pts 7 Rebs
Wendell Carter JR (CHI) 9 pts 5 Rebs
Robert Williams III (BOS) 8 pts 8 Rebs 5 blk
Mo Bamba (ORL) 7 pts 8 Rebs

Takeaways

Spurs are playing absolutely unbelievable basketball right now. Hottest team in the NBA

Shocking loss for the Celtics

Suns have shown good signs in the past week

Devin Booker continue to torch Boston in TD Garden

DeAndre Ayton is having an underrated rookie season

Phenomenal comeback win for Toronto without lowry Ibaka and Valanciunas

Brooklyn continue to roll

Spencer Dinwiddie is performing at a very high level right now

Rockets are BACK!

Harden is playing out of his mind

Wizards are a joke.

Pelicans have to figure this out before it’s too late

Derrick Rose continues to play great ball despite the loss

Reggie Bullock WENT OFF in a very much needed win for Detroit

Jazz has had some great success against golden state these past two seasons

Donovan mitchell HAS to improve his efficiency

Grizzlies seem to be back to reality now with consistent defeats

Blazers have played well this past week after going through some tough few weeks

Paul George is playing some incredible ball and is one of top MVP candidates this Season.

Steven Adams has also been incredible for OKC, especially recently

Westbrook George Adams is a legitimate BIG 3 and the Thunder are a legitimate contender for the title this season

Interesting Stats and Facts

Charlotte Hornets are at .500 for the 14th time this season. They’re 15-15 right now and the only .500 record that they haven’t had is 12-12.

Spurs are 6-1 in their last 7 games and their average margin of the 6 wins in that span is 25.8 pts all of their 6 wins were by double digits

Spurs have hit a 120+ pt mark 3 times in their last 4 games.

Spurs have won in 8 of their last 9 visits to Orlando against the Magic

Sixers have beaten the Knicks 6 straight times

Suns have won 4 straight games. That’s as many wins as they had in their first 28 games

Devin Booker is averaging 44.3 ppg against the Celtics in Boston in his last 3 visits there

Celtics have now lost 2 games at home to teams that are currently under 10 wins this season (Knicks 9-24 and Suns 8-24).

Raptors have beaten the Pacers in 10 straight regular season home games

Raptors were down by as many as 17 in their win against Indiana. That’s the 2nd time this season that they’ve come back from such deficit to win a game

Nets have won 7 straight games

Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 24 ppg on 52.4% shooting in the Nets 7 game win streak

Rockets nailed 26 threes against the Wizards which is a new NBA RECORD

Rockets have won 5 straight games. They’ve won 9 of their last 10 home games

James Harden is averaging 38.6 ppg 6.4 rpg 7.8 apg and is shooting 49% in Rockets 5 game win streak

Wizards are now 12-20. They’ve lost 6 of their last 7 games and 5 straight road games

Pelicans are now 5-10 in their last 15 games and have fallen to 15-17

The Pistons have now won 4 straight games in Minnesota against the Timberwolves 😲

Jazz are 4-2 against the Warriors since the start of last season

Jazz are only the second team to beat the Warriors when all of Curry Klay KD Green and Iguodala play this season. Nuggets were the first team

Jazz have won 4 straight home games, they’ve beaten Spurs rockets Heat and Warriors in this stretch at home

Grizzlies are 1-6 in their last 7 games (lost 4 straight).

Blazers have won 3 straight games

Paul George’s 43 pts was his second 40 pt game this season

Paul George is averaging 31.7 ppg 8.2 rpg 4.7 apg and is shooting 52.8 % from the field in his last 8 games

Steve Adams is averaging 20 ppg 9.6 rpg and is shooting 60.1% from the field in his last 9 games

23 Rebs was Steven Adams new career high in rebounds against the Kings

Russell Westbrook has had at least 4 steals in 5 consecutive games. He’s averaging 5 spg in his last 5 games alongside 16.2 ppg 11.2 rpg 11 Apg